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Got a business to run? QuickBooks makes small-business accounting
easier, and QuickBooks 2009 For Dummies shows you how!
Bookkeeping may not be your favorite part of running a small
business, so learning to use QuickBooks might pay off in more ways
than one.

QuickBooks helps you keep financial records, prepare invoices
and record sales, pay bills, settle up at the end of the year, and
more. In this guide, a top accounting and tax planning consultant
tells you what you need to do to be ready for QuickBooks, then how
to install and set up the program for your business. Discover how
to:

Use the latest version of QuickBooks to maintain your
accounting records in compliance with tax laws

Create invoices and credit memos, record sales receipts, set up
inventory items, and monitor your inventory

Record and pay bills, print checks, and process payroll,
including withholding

Balance accounts and generate financial reports

Set up a business budget and reconcile your account

Perform weekly, monthly, and annual record-keeping

Create job estimates that can be easily converted into invoices
or compared with actual costs